Article of furniture



Oct. 29, 1957 w. R. BROWN ARTICLE oF FURNITURE 2 Sheets-Shet 1 Filed OCT.. 20. 1954 N @am mp. Mm m Oct. 29, 1957 w. R. BROWN 2,810,919

ARTICLE OF FURNITURE Filed Oct. 20, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 da f f l l j i 2? @7g/AM@ Arropufy Unite States Patent C F ARTICLE F FURNITURE Wiiliam R. Brewn, Cleveland, Ohio Application October 2t), 1954, Serial No. 463,486

2 Claims, (Cl. 5-14) My invention relates to convertible combination furniture which in the present instance is in the form of a davo-bed.

It is one of the objects of this invention to provide an article of convertible furniture, such as a combination davenport-bed which is of extremely simple construction and which is designed to conserve space, therefore making the article of furniture particularly suitable for use in hotels, motels, and other establishments of this general type, although the device is equally well suited for domestic use in apartments and in the home.

It is an important object of this invention to provide a mechanism in an article of furniture of this type wherein a transition or conversion from a davenport to a bed and vice versa may easily be effected.

It is another object of this invention to provide a convertible davenport-bed combination having a davenport backrest which readily may be moved out of sight by virtue of mechanism associated with the main frame, seat cushion and with the backrest and which may be easily actuated by lifting the seat cushion about its pivot.

Another important object of this invention is a positive controlling mechanism for converting the article of furniture from a bed to a davenport or vice versa.

Another object of the invention is the elimination of extraneous projections or portions extending beyond the main frame thereby enabling the furniture unit to be used in restricted areas.

Another object of the invention is an article of furniture of this type which is portable in its nature.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an article of furniture of this type which is sturdy in construction yet which is extremely comfortable in use either as a bed or as a davenport.

Another object of the invention is a new and improved seat construction affording a high degree of comfort in use, while providing a structure forming a part of the means by which conversion from a davenport to a bed and vice versa may easily be accomplished.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a davo-bed of improved and sturdy construction lcornbining durability, comfort and good appearance.

Another important purpose of the invention is that the bed can be made up completely in advance of the time it is desired for use, as such, and that it can be made available for such use easily and quickly.

' Other objects and advantages of this invention wiii become more apparent as the following description of an embodiment thereof progresses, reference being made to the accompanying drawing in which like reference characters are employed to designate like parts throughout the same.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a transverse section through an article of furniture embodying my invention, the bed unit being slidable to the right in Figure 1 as indicated in Figure 2. In the position of Figure l, the article of furniture is used as a davenport;

2,810,919 Patented Oct. 29, 1957 ICC Figure 2 is a view similar to that of Figure 1 showing the bed unit moved forwardly of the main frame so that the article of furniture may be used as a bed;

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the spring and mattress holding bed unit;

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the seat frame unit;

Figure 5 is a section taken on line 5-5 of Figure 4;

Figure 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of Figure 4;

Figure 7 is a section taken on line 7-7 of Figure 3;

Figure 8 is a section taken on line 8 8 of Figure 3;

Figure 9 is a detail view of a retracting mechanism mounted on the bed frame; and

Figure 10 is a broken away sectional view of one end of the article of furniture taken on line 16-10 of Figure 1.

In carrying out my invention according to an embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings, I provide a main frame comprising a back 1 and a pair of end members 2 extending forwardly from the opposite ends of the back member 1 and in substantially parallel relation to each other, these end members having a rear portion which is substantially coextensive in height to the height of the back member and extending forwardly forming arm portions 3 of reduced height.

The main frame also includes a base frame substantially rectangular in form and including the side rails 4, a rear rail 5, and a forward rail 5', the end members 2 being secured to and supported on the side rails 4 and attached to the back 1. The main frame is provided with casters or rollers 6 on which the main frame and auxiliary frame carried thereby are supported thereby rendering the article of furniture entirely portable, as a davenport.

An auxiliary frame is indicated generally at 7 and is adapted to carry the spring 8 and the mattress 9, this auxiliary frame being supported by forward casters or rollers 10 which engage the fioor, as do the casters 6, and rollers 11 carried by the base members 12 of the auxiliary frame and engage and roll upon the end rails 4. The auxiliary frame is also provided with rollers 13 which are mounted on substantially Vertical axes and which engage the end plates 14 on opposite ends of the davo-bed. The plates 14 extend forwardly from the back wall and are carried on the inner surfaces of the end members 2, respectively, and are adapted for cooperation with certain linkage mechanism which will be described more fully hereinafter.

In using the combination article of furniture as a davenport, the backrest 15 is extended as illustrated in Fig. 1 but when it is desired to use the article of furniture as a bed, as illustrated in Fig. 2, it will be noted that the backrest 15 is caused to move to a position rearwardly and upwardly of that illustrated in Fig. l and is hidden from view by the seat frame 16, merely by raising the seat cushion about its pivot carried in the backrest.

The two respective end plates 14 carried on the inner surfaces of the end members 2 are fixed to these end members respectively and are provided with substantially vertical siots 17 extending downwardly from the rear top edge of the plates and are also provided with stepped track portions formed along the intermediate and upper edges of the respective plates 14, these track portions comprising a forward lower level horizontal portion 18 and a land 1S terminating rearwardly in a rearwardly inclined riser 19 and thence terminating rearwardly in the higher level'top edge portion 211 which in turn extends rearwardly and terminates at its rear end in the forward wall 21 of the slot 17. This slot extends downwardly and terminates in a bottom wall 22, the rear slot wall being indicated at 22', which terminates in a rearwardly extending horizontal edge 26 substantially parallel with but at a lower level than the edge 20.

The backrest 15 and the seat cushion 16 are pivotally connected together at 23, the seat cushion 16 havinga vportion or arm 16 extending rearwardly of the pivot 23 and terminating in a freely rotatable roller 24 which is adapted to enter the substantially vertical downwardly .projected slot :17 and Arto ride therein-during thereonverfsionfof `-the1a`rticfzleofffurniture-fromaidavenportf toa be'd, or vice versa. Rollers:i253aremonntedaforireewrotation on\fthe,;;1pivot.,pinslgZS,i andfiarefjarranged vgto; travel faiong the stepped upper edge of the end,'`plates f14. ,5 Y k #Gonnec'tedwithfthet axisofithe? roller 24is.a; level'. 26 ;pivoted1to` the end plates=at-271 fandihaving;pivotalwonnection at-ifsfopposite end atS-withvansarmfg whiehrextends upwardly/fand abitsfuppel'fendf fpivotally connected at S30 -withtherhingefL .-:ThehingeffSl .is Qseeured at opposite .sides Vto fthe-cover sections 32 :and 83,3thegseetion 33 being hingedly connected-to:itheFbackfofPthelbackrest 1i at-34 and thea section -SZ-beingtpivotally connected at 35 to-thefbaek `member v1. It will `befseen :that as -.the seat A'cushion i-s-rotated about-'tirefpivotJZS V`from Ethe-,position "shown l in Fig. ll'to the position1 shown fin .'Fig.--2, fthat the 'vroller24 will engage the--Wallsofnthe slot -17 and move in ,-aldownward direction along.theslot,.thus :rockingthe lever 26 yto Vtransmit an' -upward` `longitudinal movement ,of the arm '-29 land Vto'breakY thelcoversections 32--and 33 inthe -hingej31 so that these-sections wills automatically-assume YVtl'1efolded -position shown-in lFig. 2. When Athe .fcover sections are in the position shownrinfFig.-1, they will serve asva-support forethe backrest-15.V .-As the .seatcushion 16 Hisraised about thepivot=-2.3and as ythe-roller Z4-.descends finto the VVVslot17, aroller 25 will travel -up-riser19 'and v along the horizontal edge of the end `plate portioni-20-until rthe seat cushion is in substantially-vertical position where- .upon the-weight of thecushion and backrestis carriedtby roller-24 which then isresting onthe slotbottom wall'22, thus lifting the backrest andthe-seat cushion vupwardly rduring, its rearward travel. K p

Also connected to the pivot-23 is a link V-36 having `an elongateislot-37 along which the-pin f38carried ybytheV V-end -Vplate 14 .travels during the rearward and upward .movement ofthe seat cushion and backrest assembly. VA link 39 is pivoted atone endtothe Vpivot-23 -a-nd at its other end to a second link 40, asfatfr41. .ThisHsecond link is pivotally mountedfatrits upper end at 42 toa bracket 43. Avbracket-44-which is mounted. on `thednner wall `of theback member-1,.as-is .theSbracket.43,is'pivotally connected at45 to a link.46. ."I`he-linl-:,.46 is.provide'd with a Yshoe 47 for slidingl Contact with. the--rearsurface .Y of :the backrest 15. The .links 46 andwfareconnected 'together by an intermediate link 43 by means-oftpivots 49 and 50. l l

As illustrated. .in Eig. 1,.inusingfthearticlefof turniture as a davenport with -the brackrestQlS. in; its` forward inclined position,- the vframe rails ot*` seat cushion 16;will lie in a substantially horizontalposi'tion and-,will Abes/,up- ,fpo'rte'd `at their forward endsv on the.-toprail51ofjlthe upper hinged section ofthe auxiliarylfrontframe member y and indep'ressed position underload .are supported.. at their rearward endsrvby means 'of'.the.rollers,..25.resting von Ythe'land 113'; themajonportion. of the seatcusln'on being disposed tovlieupon lthemattressthereby afford- 'ing a maximum of comfort to theauser insitting uponithe davenport, andi at lthe. same time vvprovidingia.,resilient front edge support Aforvthe seat cushion, v.aswil1 be-eX- plained more fully hereinafter.

' When 'theI combinationvr furniture islnsed, as a: bed, as `in"Figf2, and the operator'haslifted -the seat-cushion Yto the position shown in Ythisgure, :the backrest will be rc :i'lsed to moveirearwa'rdly andupwardly.- along --theaend platesl 14 withf the .seat cushion andV willbe. hidden., from T'viewbehiiid' the 'seat cushionjthe linkage-leverage mech-V ia'ns'm being illustrated@ in 'thisfflgure .in they position ,it ywill assume undery 'suchlcircumstances that is, Y a-...somewhat f retracted position as.l compared .withthatshownsfirfljg; l

when the article ofifurnitureiis nsedzsasadayenport- Referring Imorepa-rticula-rly tof Eigfl 4 foithetdrawings, I-.fhavefillustrat'edin ythatgultione forxrrtotiseataeushion 'Y asma-1s ,iframe which, as illustrated, includes arpair of longitudinal frame members 52 and 53 spaced apart in substantially parallel relation and connected at their respective ends by end frame members 54 and 55, each of the frame mem- Y bers being formed'of a relatively thin strip of metal which is of suicient thinness to be resilient and exible enough for comfort under load. Phe rear longitudinal member is provided at its ends withV upturned anges 56 which eX- tend outwardlyl-'beyondl'theirespective-transverse end members 54 and 55. Y' "Ilheseflanges are eachprovided with an opening 57 to receive lthe pivot pin-23 which also passes throughfzligned .openin'gi'in the hinge: sections-:"592-'and 60 carried by the backrest frame and Vtheseat frame, respec tively. The spaced hige`sections""60 a're disposed on opposite sides of a frame rail 61, the forward end of which is secured to the forward brackets 62 as at 63. This is clearly indicated to the left in Fig. 4, the right Vhand end of- Fig.r` 4 not showing this part --fthe s'ea'ti-frarne-i forffpur- 'posesof clearness. -The hinge sections K59 are mounted-on opposite sides of the backrest frame members 64-'andfare i hingedly connected to: fthe sections -460 by the lr'ingee pins 23,'-as' described above,''thehingeY pins23'rotatably* carry- `i-ngat-their outer ends respectively'the rollers "25"=whih serve to support fthe' backrest and: the `rearJ portion of@ the -seat-frame onftheerid plates1'4. Y Y *The seat cushionrameis'also"providedwith-a peripheral 'reinforcing'wire onits-topv surface, aseindicatediat 65, this peripheral frame wire being--an'choredlto thelonfgitud-inala'andtransverse framelmembers :at intervals by means ofhog rings'4- which'v are carriedt 'in' openings,i 67 in; theframe members Iar'id'femb'race the' peripheral" wire 65 as indicated in detail in'Fig.*6. I"havealsoprovidd *a `vplurality"oftransverse wires Jttfespaced at intervals lengthwiseeofftheframe -whichitogether withI 'the'spa'ced 3555 longitudinalwiresl 69 provide a'supportinggjgridftorthe Y-seatr cushion carried by the'frame. 'Theforwardends f l the "wire V68 vkfarech'ooked' 'overfthefpe'ripheral rwire, asat 770,fwhile`fthe re'ar endsof thetransverse wires 68 terminate in 'headed portio1i71'engaginglone 4encl` of a compression spring72 throughwhich thewires 68 pass inanraxialldirection so that Y*.vherrafload -is-p'la'ce'dupon' the"seat cushion Aand thence uponl the transversewires, jthespring 72 will :be :placed nnderfcomp'ression. The-:springs and'lieaded r ends of the Itransverse'wiresl65t-'an-tllongitudinalwires69 are carried within a housing 73'whi'chisslipped*overhe peripheral :wires: 65. "'lrr'F;iU.` 5' isshown'aidetailofone of the compres-sioneun'itsandwtiile*thisiguregistaken f Vmounted'onene ofi theY transverse-frame" members; itfis Y understood that: these* units are identical' `in"construction to those mounted onfthehlongitiidinalvframe 'memberSl The compression springfunits"mountedionf'the" two fend f frame' members'54eand555 ysupport the longitudinal Wires U69 Lat -'their respective oppositeendsand Vwhena load 'is 05- l' imposed -upon1theiframe grid-formed' bythel wires68 and 6,9, the respectivecil' springs"72"in the` spn'rigunits` will be placed'undei"v compression asthe^'wiresare"exed downlongitudinalwires 69' arid,L in 'thev case -of Lthertransverse owviresl 68, tofaA normalfpo'sition' suchas"indicated"in`1ig.

4V when' the load "is 4.removed from the-seatL cushion.

To further provideforflexibility rof vthe seat 'frame under loadand yet rto sustainfithe' frame-fin eitsnormal uniexedV condition when not under ilod iand'to give: rigid-V ityl tctgfrontv frame. membersK 53 Whenf raised fromhoi'izontal towardfvertical'position, Ifhave provided'rreinforcingfmembers'V along` the front framemember "'53iindicated ...at 75, ,these members being .'arrangedgin; end 'ato-fend relation and being connected together by flexible 'straps 76. Each of the reinforcing membersf 75I1isI s'ecurd to theifrontdongitudjnal'` frame? member byameans'S.-.of'VV the ,.tholdingsandzclamping;members'77. l

-Figrkshowsa preferred: type of fseat'v frame construcirtionf=andgzforizpnrposeseioticlearness,the 'cushion portion ofthe seat is removed, f i Y asienta In Figs. 3, 7, 8 and 9, I have illustrated a form of construction for the slidable auxiliary frame 7 which carries the davo-bed spring 8 upon which is superimposed the mattress 9 and when the article of furniture is used as a davenport, the major portion of the seat 16 will be supported upon the mattress, the forward edge of the seat and its frame resting upon the forward upper hingedexible section of the auxiliary frame, as shown in Fig, 1.

Describing more in detail the construction of auxiliary frame, the same comprises a rear wall 80, opposite end walls 81 and 82 extending upwardly beyond the top of the rear wall S0. A rigid front wall 83 connects the forward ends of the end walls 01 and S2 along the lower portion thereof. The wall 83 is preferably of rigid construction to which is hingediy connected an upper exible front wall section, as at 84. rIhe walls 80, S1, 82, 83 forming the rectangular auxiliary frame are supported on a base frame indicated by the rear and front frame members S and side frame members 86, there being an intermediate transverse frame member 87 connecting the rear and front frame mem-ber d5 as shown more ciearly in Figs. 7 and 8, this intermediate transverse frame member 37 not only serving to strengthen the auxiliary frame, but also to carry certain latch and control means which will be described more fully hereinafter.

As stated above, the forward wall of the auxiliary frame is composed of a rigid lower frame member 83 and an upper resilient frame member hingedly connected thereto, as at S4, and which comprises a pair of rails 51 and 3S connected together near their opposite end portions by straps 90 which may be of canvas or other suitable flexible material and which limit the movement of V the rails 51 and S8 away from each other. In Fig. 3, the rail 51 is shown as comprising a pair of rail members placed end to end, the adjacent ends being pivotally connected by hinge 39 attached thereto by bolts 89 and S9 in a manner to permit the divided rail 51, when in the position illustrated in Fig. l, to break downwardly under a load greater than that lof the forward portion of seat cushion 16 which rests on the said rail 51 in davenport position. By this construction, the composite rail 51, in davenport position, is rendered resilient under load applied to either end or simultaneously to both ends of said rail if the load is sufficient to depress the springs 91 and 92 and is both resilient and flexible if the load is applied to the center of said rail. The adjacent ends of the rail 51 substantially meet as at 51", as illustrated in Fig. 3, when the rail sections are not under load, but when in position shown in Fig. 1, they separate at their under and inner areas 51 due to movement about the bolts 89' and S9 when the center portion of the member 51 is placed under downward load in excess of the forward portion of cushion 16. This rail 51 is rigid, beyond horizontal position, to pressure in the opposite direction. The rails 51 and 8S are maintained in spaced relation, as indicated in Fig. 3, by resilient means, such as the looped springs 91 and 92 which normally exert a tension to spread the rails 51 and 88 apart, but which may be placed under compression when the liexible hinge section is in its raised position, as in Figs. 1 and 2 when a load greater than the weight of the seat cushion is imposed upon it. The resilient members 91 and 92 are mounted under compression by means of the brackets 93 secured to the respective rails 51 and 88, the intermediate coil portions of these resilient members being indicated at 94 and serving to maintain the resilient members under compression forces normally urging the rails 51 and 88 apart.

When the hinged upper section of the front member of the auxiliary frame members and resiliently spaced rails 51 and 88 are in the position shown in Pig. 1, it is desirable to provide latching means to maintain the hinged resilient rails 51 and 33 in this position during use of the article of furniture as a davenport and I have therefore provided a pair of spring projected bolt type latches indicated at 9: mounte`l on opposite ends of the upper rail 51 and adapted to enter the vertically elongated latch notches 96, elongated to permit upward and downward movement of `flexible rail 51 when the frame member is raised to its uppermost position, and to remain engaged with the latch notches until released by means of a releasing lever or arm 97 pivotally mounted at 98 to the inner surface of the upper rail 51. Connecting rods 99 extend from opposite sides of the pivot 98 and are connected with the respective spring urged bolts 95. in Fig. 7 the hinged front frame section 51-38 is shown in solid lines latched in its upper position but by shifting the lever 97 in a clockwise direction, as in Fig. 3, it will be seen that the latches will be retracted from engagement with 'the notch walls 96 and the upper flexible section of the front frame member will be allowed to assume the down position shown in Fig. 3, as when the article of furniture is to be used as a bed.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 7 which shows the auxiliary frame retracted in the main frame when the article is to be used as a davenport wherein the hinged front upper flexible section of the frame is shown in full lines in the uppermost position and in dotted lines in position when the auxiliary frame is extended to be used as a bed, it will be noted that I have provided a latching means carried by the intermediate transverse frame mem-ber 87, on one side thereof, as shown also in Fig. 3, whereby the extended position of the auxiliary frame may be limited and Awhereby the frame may be releasably held in retracted position. I provide a stop 100 rigidly secured to the intermediate base frame member 101 in the path of movement of the latch member 102 pivotally carried by the intermediate transverse frame member 87 as at 103 to limit the extended position of the frame as shown in dotted lines. Counterclockwise rotation of the latch 102 Ais limited by means of the pin 104, there being a coiled spring 105 mounted on the pin or axis 103 and having oppositely extended arms, one engaging the top surface of the pivoted member 102 and the other securely anchored to the intermediate frame member 87 to exert a normal tension on the member 102 to tend to retain it in the full line position shown in Fig. 7. The latch 102 is connected to the hinged front auxiliary frame member 8S by means of a cable or chain o 106 connected at one end to the latch member as at 107 and movably supported along one side of the intermediate frame member 87 by means of pins or pulleys 103 and 1519, forward pulley or pin 109 being provided to receive the cable on its under surface, the cable 10d being threaded through an eye or pulley 110 and connected at its other end to the front frame member 88, as at 111.

It will be seen from the full line position shown in Fig. 7 that when the auxiliary frame is retracted in the main frame, the hinged front frame member is in uppermost position and latched at 95 to the side walls 81 and S2. The latch 102 will be urged downwardly by the spring 105 behind the stop 112 which in this position engages the front edge of the latch member 102. When the latches 95 are released and the front frame members 51 and 88 are rotated forwardly and downwardly of the auxiliary frame, as shown in dotted line position, as when the auxiliary frame is extended from the main frame to bed position, the movement of the front hinged frame member to the dotted line position from the full line position will cause the cable 106 to be pulled forwardly, thus raising the latch 102 out of engagement with the stop 112 carried in the transverse main frame member 101, thus permitting unobstructed forward motion of the auxiliary frame in its limited forward direction until the latch 102 engages the stop 100 carried by the intermediate base frame member 101. When the hinged front section 51-88 is raised to a latched position and the extended auxiliary frame is again pushed back into its nested position in the main frame, the inclined lower edge of the latch 102 will en- 'thebase frame upon which the rollers 11 ride'. fthe x'auxiliary' frame to its nested position with respect to the main' frame, the user merely' raises'the hingedV railsto Y gagethelstop1121and-will ride over thesarne'and :again 'Iass'ume the positionshown infFig. 7 inl full lines.

Int Figsi8 and V9, YI have illustrated Vtl1e=meanswhereliy the auxiliary frame is normally urged forwardly-of the main frame, that is, to the bed. position, when the auxiliary lframe "is VvurnlatchedV from its retracted' position as shown Jin-rig. 1.

' AThis-means comprises -a simple mechanism -includingra `springv urged drum carried Within the casing 120 which is mounted'forwardly on'a\side'of the-'intermediate base iframe; member 101 opposite to that side corresponding to ltheside of the intermediateauxliary vframemember V87 carrying'the--latch 102. On the V'drum is wound y-afstrap or 'band 121 vextendingrfrom the housing through an open ing=`122 andterminating forwardlyin an"end'.123-secure`d to theV intermediate auxiliary frame memberw87 as rit-125. It will befseen fromFigsxS vand 9 -`that since thefbandA or -strap 121is normally lunderctension by @means ofthe spring urged drum'withinthe casing1-20 that-when the vhinged front"rails51 and 88 arelheld in upward position byf the latches' 95 and the auxiliary frameis Yretractedand retained in retracted positionby means of'latches' 102 as shown 'infull'lines' in"Fig. `7, the springurged drum with- 'in'the housing v120 is caused to'Y be woundmndergreater tension Ysince the `band or strap "121 willVv he in j-fullyextended Vpositionbut whenthe latches 95-are released vby 'operating vthe releasing lever 97 Vand'hnged front rails`51 and*88 are rotated to lower position releasing lat`chi102, .t the tension of the spring urged drum 'will cause the strap '121 to be retracted 'withinthe housing and aroundp'the `drum',"thus pnlling'the auxiliary frame forwardly` along To' return 'their 'upper and latched position,.pu`shes' against the forward portion ofthe. auxiliary'frameV until glatch' 102 is urged'downwardlyback of stop 112 by means of the spring 'Variousjchanges may be made in -the detailsof con- 'structionlandf arrangement of'partsof the inventionwithout departing from the spirifthereof or the scopeof the appended "claims,

I' claim: 21. An 'article ofifurniture selectively convertible for uselas a'rbed'and `davenportcomprising a mainsupporting'frame'ha'ving vertically/disposed end and rear-walls, aspring and` mattress carrying-auxiliaryframeislidably 'supported by andjguided within'the' mainA framejpermttingforward"andl rearward movement thereof along -said main frame, a ,backre'stfpivotally andslidably supported -'irr the main frame," end plates 'within the main'4 frameand Y supported onjisaidfend walls, .a seatframe, pivotally-conporting;-rollersfhaving an axis common tothe "pivotally -neeted @with ,said .backrest, Y '.necte'd lWith-saidbackrest,..saidsea'cframe said end. plates @andlsaidlmainV frame 'rear wallito moveithe .backrest` rear- '.wardly toward `the4 main iframe. .rear .Wall Whenafne; seat. frame ismoved.1about itsLpivot .in one.direction-lasfwhen Yconverting theiarlticleof furnitureior use as.a'.'bed,wand supportingl 'rollers having..-an axis common to;`the.pivot -ally connectedi seatv frame .and backrest, .said end .plates "-.havinglialigned,vertically stepped. supportingLs-urfaces; for 101.

.and .-ineans.` operatively consaid-rollers and .:alignedA guideways .rearwardly ofsaid i stepped.sur.faces,.;a guide rollerion each. side of.said. seat frameldispose'd for travelinsaid guideways, thezaxesrof -said:guiderollersandsaid backrest .supporting rollersfhavfing pivotal connection 'with said backrest operating means. y

2. 'An @article of f furniture .selectively convertible'ifor use as v-a :bed and.V davenportl .comprisinga-.maim supporting frame 'having.vertically/disposed end. andl rear .Wallspa spring :and 1 mattress carryingV auxiliary .i frame .J'slidably supportediiby and guided-.within-.zthe main frarnepermit- -ting forward: and lrearwardf movement. thereofalongsaid main frame, sa-backrestpivotallyand Vslidably supported in the mainlframefend plateswithinitheamain frame; and supported-ionsaid:A end.walls,fa seat frame` pivotally connected 'with said rlbackrest, i and .means -operatively .connected with said -lbackrest,.said. seat iframe, .saidfend 1 platesandisaid main framerearwall to-.movetheaback- .rest Aforwardly.away1frornsaid mainframe backwall wlienfthe seatframeis moved .about .its-pivot'in la for- `wardly 'directionaswhen converting the article yof-furnitureV -from-:vusegasnabed `to use-.as `a. davenport,:. and-.- supconnected seat frame. and backrest, said. end 4plateslhavringr` aligned .verticallyvstepped supporting surfacesforssaid r rollers-:aridialigned;V guideways rearwardly ofsaid .stepped A#su'rfacesfa guide-.roller on veach side oilsaidfseatiframe disposedifordtravel in said iguideways", ftheaxes `ofasaid guide rollersHand-said lbackrest supporting rollers-having `pivotal connectionwith saidbackrestoperating means. e

" Sweden 1952 

